Heads We Go
Heads We Go (U.S. title: The Charming Deceiver) is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Constance Cummings, Frank Lawton and Binnie Barnes.[2] It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.[3]
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Directed by | Monty Banks |
Produced by | John Maxwell |
Written by | Victor Kendall Fred Thompson |
Starring | Constance Cummings Frank Lawton Binnie Barnes |
Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
Edited by | Bert Bates |
Production company | British International Pictures |
Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date | July 1933 |
Running time | 86 min.[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The film's sets were designed by Duncan Sutherland.[4]
Plot
Finding herself mistaken for Hollywood star Dorothy Kay (Constance Cummings), impoverished model Betty Smith (also Cummings) poses as the actress in a cracked scheme by newspaper heir (Frank Lawton) that goes farcically awry.
Cast
- Constance Cummings as Betty Smith / Dorothy Kay
- Frank Lawton as Toby Tyrrell
- Binnie Barnes as Lil Pickering
- Gus McNaughton as Otis Dove
- Iris Ashley as Singer
- Claude Hulbert as Reggie Fish Face Coke
- Emilio Colombo as Orchestra Leader
- Fred Duprez as George Anderson
- Toni Edgar-Bruce as Lady Abercrombie
- Dino Galvani
- Peter Godfrey as Fancourt
- Ellen Pollock as Madame
- Michael Anthony as Minor Role
- Monty Banks as Chauffeur
- Victor Rietti as Hotel Manager
- Robert Rietty as Fattorino the Page Boy
- Michael Wilding as Minor Role
Critical reception
Allmovie dismissed the film as a "tired quota quickie";[2] whereas British Pictures noted a "Brisk romantic comedy of misunderstandings. The supporting cast do well, but this is Constance Cummings' film all the way. She's effortlessly glamorous and watchable."[5]
References
- "HEADS WE GO | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk.
- "Heads We Go (1933) - Monty Banks | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- Wood p.78
- "Heads - We Go! (1933)". BFI.
- "ARCHIVE He: British Films of the 30s, 40s and 50s". www.britishpictures.com.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.